How Companies are Helping Those Affected by the Muslim Ban

We have almost 70 people located in 20 countries that encompass all religions, sexual orientations and political beliefs.

Over the last few days of a Trump presidency we’ve been quite concerned at our company for the ability of our employees to travel. Over the next month we’ll have employees travelling in and out of the United States. And several of our employees come from predominantly Islamic countries.

For entrepreneurs in the countries where Trump has instituted a travel ban I can imagine the difficulty of trying to do business now that one of the largest markets in the world has in essence been closed off to you.

So we’ve decided to try to help in our own small way and put together a list of companies that provide support for those under the immigration ban.

Time Doctor

Any worker whose work has been affected by the Trump visa ban can receive our software for free and continue working remotely. Time Doctor will track your time worked on each project and you can easily connect your partners.

Even though we’re assured that most employers would have no problem with you working abroad over the short term, if the weeks turn into months problems may arise and Time Doctor can help you and your employer work efficiently in the meantime. Simply email support@timedoctor.com and reference this post to receive Time Doctor free of charge.

Viber

Viber offers free international calls from USA to the 7 countries affected by the immigration ban.

“In light of recent events in the United States, we are now offering free calls to any landline or mobile number between the United States and Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen so that those affected will now have one less barrier to cross when trying to reach their loved ones.”Airbnb

Airbnb provides free accommodation by asking hosts to offer up their homes to refugees for free.

Drivers that cannot get back to USA due of the ban will be compensated pro bono for their work hours. Uber have set up a $3mln legal defence fund.

“Uber is reaching out to its drivers who are immigrants that might be affected. “We are working out a process to identify these drivers and compensate them pro bono during the next three months to help mitigate some of the financial stress and complications with supporting their families and putting food on the table. We will have more details on this in the coming days,” he says.”https://www.facebook.com/traviskal/posts/1331814113506421

Tens of thousands of customers use Time Doctor software every day to help them work remotely. We believe remote work is the future of work. With this travel ban, many workers cannot return to the United States and resume their jobs.

We hope that in some small way this will make this unfortunate situation a little easier for you.